Yajnaseni cover art

Yajnaseni

The Story of Draupadi

 Preview
Free with 30-day trial
Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Yajnaseni

Written by: Pratibha Ray, Pradip Bhattacharya
Narrated by: Avita Jay
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after trial ends. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹416.00

Buy Now for ₹416.00

About this listen

The story of Draupadi, one of the most fascinating characters in the Mahabharata.

Strange as it may appear, Draupadi, the most accomplished heroine of the Mahabharata, happens to be the most suffering, most sacrificing, and yet most misunderstood character from the epic. Though counted among the five supremely virtuous women, honoured as pancha sati in mythology, the name Draupadi still bears stigma and is often contemptuously uttered by people in society as the woman who brought about the greatest war of all time.

Pratibha Ray makes a determined effort to present a balanced portrayal of the epic character and brings to the surface the broader and deeper aspects of Draupadi's mind that lie submerged in the majestic sweep of the grand Mahabharata.

©1995 Pratibha Ray, Translation Copyright Pradip Bhattacharya 1995 (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
All stars
Most relevant
Liked listening to Draupadi’s story in the words of Pratibha Ray. Other listeners will like it too, I am sure of that :)

Great listening

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
there is nothing more I hate than seeing my fierce, unapologetically, fiery draupadi, beaten into the box of 'ideal victim' role.

here, draupadi is a pious wife, an ideal daughter in law, and a caring mother. she has no independent role to her. although this is written from the pov of draupadi, I still could see a crass patriarchal lens to draupadi. draupadi is seen through a "male gaze", judged and praised for her 'chastity' and her devotion to her husbands. every mistake or illdoings towards her are justified as means for 'establishinh dharma' or 'thats just how husbands are'.

also, the larger than life, godly portrayal of Krishna, and the weird spiritual love traingle between draupadi, Arjuna, and krishna made me want to rip my hair out. iskon is going to have a field day with this one.

should have been titled 'yajnaseni: the story of tradwife propaganda.'

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.